CALL FOR APPLICATION
Quran Recitation Contest
Shiraz – OIC Youth Capital 2017
Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), an international organization affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), announces the call for application for the Shiraz OIC Youth Capital 2017 – Quran Recitation Contest issued by the hosts of the “Shiraz – OIC Youth Capital 2017 international programme. The Contest aiming to bring together young Qāri’s and Hafizs from the OIC geography and beyond will be held in the city of Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), on 30 October – 1 November, 2017.
Contest Branches:
- Recitation (Qira’aat):
- Tajweed (القراءة و التجوید) (for Men)
- Tarteel (ترتیل القرآن) (for Women)
- Memorization (Hefz)
- Memorization of 10 Juz’s حفظ عشرة أجزاء)) (for Men)
- Memorization of 10 Juz’s حفظ عشرة أجزاء)) (for Women)
Contest Policy and Eligibility:
- The Contest is open to all youth (men and women) aged 18-35, from the OIC Member States as well as Muslim minorities in the Observer and non-Member States.
- Application and in case of selection participation in the Contest is free of charge.
- The Secretariat of the “Shiraz – OIC Youth Capital 2017” shall provide local hospitality, including boarding and lodging to the international participants for 4 nights. For the travel costs the participants will be supported in amount of 200 USD for each participant, to be paid in cash by the hosts upon arrival in Shiraz.
Awards:
The winners will be awarded with the relevant certificate and cash prize.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 15 October, 2017
Important! Only selected participants will be informed.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION: 17 October, 2017
ICYF is proud to announce that by the decision of the 44th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (10-11 July 2017, Abidjan), the 3rd September was endorsed as the OIC Youth Day, to be celebrated annually. The date symbolizes the inauguration of the ICYF Headquarters in Istanbul, in 2006 as the OIC Youth Institution by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic of Turkey along with other leaders and high-level officials from the OIC geography.
Establishment of the OIC Youth Day and its celebration annually is an important opportunity to highlight the objectives of the Joint Youth Action Plan (JYAP) adopted by the 3rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers (5-7 October 2016, Istanbul), in particular to raise awareness on youth related issues and promote youth creativity as critical factor for national development as well as to boost exchange of the best practices for implementing more efficient youth policies in the OIC Member States. Also, OIC Youth Day serves as the considerable mark of building common Youth Policy in the OIC geography.
In this context, the relevant authorities in the OIC Member States, ICYF Member Organizations and youth organizations in the OIC geography are requested to organize the relevant (cultural, academic, sport, social media, volunteering) celebration activities throughout a month (September) to raise awarenes on the OIC Youth Day and its aims.
ICYF, in its capacity as the implementing agency of the Joint Youth Action Plan and co-initiator of the OIC Youth Day, plans to organize series of events in various OIC Member States in the month of September under the theme “OIC Youth Day: Solidarity in Action”.
The activities on the OIC Youth Day will be crowned with the High-level International Conference “The State of Muslim Youth” on 26 September 2017, in Istanbul, which will also be an opportunity to launch the 1st Report on the State of Youth in the OIC Member States, jointly prepared by SESRIC and ICYF.
The Muslim Future Thinkers Forum ‘’In the Light Mulla Sadra’’ International Academic Conference, under the “Shiraz – OIC Youth Capital 2017” International Programme, will be held in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, on 20-23 July 2017. The event is jointly organized by Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Shiraz University under the theme of “Rethinking the Ummah in the Light of Mulla Sadra” with the participation of prospering and well known Muslim Scholars from several universities and academic Institutions based in Muslim majority countries.
ICYF, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) youth Institution, launched a new intellectual platform, the Muslim Future Thinkers Forum (MFTF), with the goal of bringing together prominent senior and junior scholars of the Muslim world to express and exchange their ideas in the format of an academic forum every year. The Forum seeks not only to gather together leading intellectuals of the Muslim world to reflect collectively on the issues facing Muslims today but also to establish worldwide Muslim intellectual networks of cooperation and youth voluntarism to prepare future scholars and leaders. To do so, the Forum adopts a distinctly interdisciplinary perspective to garner insights from Islamic sciences, social sciences and humanities. It may be mentioned here that the Forum is one of the fourteen actions under the chapter of Joint Youth Action Plan adopted by the 3rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers (5-7 October, 2016, in Istanbul).
The three-day conference will address various aspects of concern to the Muslim world, particularly rethinking the opportunities and challenges faced by it, as well as focusing on the essence of Mulla Sadra’s message.
ICYF attended the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) wide counterterrorism conference, held in Vienna, Austria, on 23-24 May 2017.
Addressing the Session II on “Engaging and empowering youth in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism”, Mr. Abdula Manafi Mutualo, Director General of the General Directorate of Youth Policy, Education & Training, started by sending a cable of condolences and sympathies to the people and government of the United Kingdom for the loss of innocent lives during the Manchester terrorist attack. He then mentioned the challenges faced by youth in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), particularly terrorism, and the fact that Muslims are the main victims of this unfortunate phenomenon.
Mr. Manafi stated that violence and extremism created an environment that prevented positive youth development. Current recruitment demographics show a growing trend towards recruitment at younger ages and an expansion towards young females. This is of high relevance to the OIC Member States for they are the youngest worldwide and have the highest youth population growth rates. By 2030, they will be hosting 30.9% of youth in the world.
In this context, he highlighted that the OIC Youth Strategy, which is being finalized for its adoption at the 4th Islamic Conference of Youth & Sports Ministers, to be held in Baku in May 2018, has a special focus on countering terrorism through several measures, including building effective and meaningful partnerships from sectors of society to develop a multi-faceted approach policy-making and developing partnership with Media.
“Putrajaya – OIC Youth Capital 2017” events go on with the “BATTLE OF SUMOROBOT & INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TVET CONFERENCE (INDUSTRY 4.0)”
In the opening ceremony of the event, Dr. Hajaj Wasitah Binti Yusof, Director General of Youth Skills Development Division of The Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia and Mr. Ahmet Halit Hatip, Director at the ICYF have welcomed the youth representatives from the OIC Member States and and wished good luck to them in the Sumorobot tournaments.
Mr. Ahmet Halit Hatip, has also visited the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia and attended the preparation meeting with Mr. Ajitpal Singh, Under Secretary of International Relations Division of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia, for the forthcoming events; Muslim Future Thinkers Forum, OIC Start-up Expo and Islamic Countries Youth Entrepreneurship Network which will take place in Putrajaya in the context of Putrajaya OIC Youth Capital 2017.
The Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) was represented by Mr. Abdula Manafi Mutualo, Director-General of the General Directorate of Youth Policy, Education and Training, at the 1st Youth Summit organized by the Islamic Development Bank Ground (IDBG) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 15-16 May 2017.
While addressing the event, Mr. Manafi introduced youth development related activities of ICYF, as the OIC Youth Institution responsible for implementing initiatives to materialize OIC Member States’ youth policy.
While welcoming the proposed Youth Development Strategy, he mentioned that ICYF was ready to partner with the OIC Member States and IDBG in its efficient and timely implementation, as it goes in line with the OIC Youth Strategy, initiated by ICYF.
The Director General briefed the Meeting on the Permanent Ministerial Council on Youth’s adoption of the “Youth Creative against Islamophobia”, under the motto of “Knowing Islam, Enjoying Arts” underlying importance to include into discussions the role of Ummah’s youth to be prepared to use artistic talents to challenge Islamophobia.
On 15 May 2017, the Startup Platform for OIC Countries Project started with the Opening ceremony of the 3rd Kazan Youth Entrepreneurship Forum. About 100 young start-ups received greeting and blessing for incredible projects they are engaged from Mr. Roman Shaykhutdinov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mr. Denis Valeev, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, Mr. Insaf Galiyev, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, Mr. Ahmet Halit Hatip, Director at ICYF.
Mr. Anton Grachev, Director of Kazan IT Park, Mr. Timur Suleymanov, President of Selet Youth Movement and Mr. Syed Shazad, Founder of Oxademy Business School – all partners of OIC Youth Forum in implementing the Project have introduced last 6-month work of incredible team dedicated to training and upbringing start-ups. The final phase of the trainings will conclude with High-Level Investment Session on 19 May 2017 at the side of the Kazan Business Summit.
CALL FOR APPLICATION: “OIC BATTLE OF SUMOROBOT & TVET CONFERENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION”
Putrajaya, Malaysia
In the framework of the Putrajaya – OIC Yout
h Capital 2017 international programme, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia in partnership with Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), an international institution affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is organizing the “OIC BATTLE OF SUMOROBOT & TVET CONFERENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION” in Putrajaya (Malaysia), on 23-24 May, 2017.
OBJECTIVE
- To produce a generation of educators and learners who are creative and competitive in line with the aspiration in robotic field towards directing a first class human capital with a “towering personality”.
- To foster unity and encourage exchange of views among the participants of the local youth and the OIC youth participants who have strength in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
GENERAL RULES
- THE PARTICIPATION OF THE OIC BATTLE OF SUMOROBOT & TVET CONFERENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION – PUTRAJAYA OIC YOUTH CAPITAL 2017 MUST consist of respective OIC countries. Participants involved in SumoRobot Competition are also obliged to attend TVET Conference for Industrial Automation on the following day.
- All participants must be aged between 15 – 30 years.
- ONLY ONE (1) PERSON PER PARTICIPATION from each OIC country is encouraged where the cost will be borne by the Organizing Committee including :-
- Flight ticket from respective country to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA/ KLIA2) and return flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA/ KLIA2) to their country;
- Twin sharing accommodation with breakfast and dinner provided at the hotel;
- Domestic transportation from the airport to the hotel and the programme venue;
- Meals and refreshment during the programme.
- Accommodation, meals and transportation during programme are provided by the Organizing Committee. The participants are responsible for all personal expenses (such as buying souvenirs, international phone calls, laundry, personal trading and etc). Personal expenditures of preparation for the trip or daily expenses during the stay will not be provided by the Organizing Committee.
- OBSERVERS from participating OIC countries are welcome to attend the programme at their OWN EXPENSES, subject to the relevant provisions of the competition and the rules of procedure. However, the Organizing Committee MAY NOT RESPONSIBLE on the arrangement of hotel accommodation, meals and transportation during their stay in Malaysia.
- Registration
All participants are required to complete the registration form and submit to the Organizing Committee before Sunday, 30 April 2017.
Programme Schedule:
Date : 23rd – 24th May 2017 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Venue : Dewan Seri Siantan & Bilik Melati, Precint 3, Putrajaya Malaysia
Please refer programme tentative to the Appendix
*PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE GUIDELINE FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE “OIC BATTLE OF SUMOROBOT & TVET CONFERENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION” PROGRAMME BEFORE APPLYING.
OIC Young Leaders Recommendations have received approval by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 13th Summit of Heads of States completed its work on 15 April in Istanbul. Next week OIC Youth Forum will provide a detailed account and analyses of Summit decision and its impact on youth policy. Stay tuned to us and Congratulations to all #OICYoungLeaders, our friends and supporters.